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Janat Shah

Operations Management, Quantitative Methods and Information Systems

FPM Operation Management, 1989- Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad, India
BTech Mechanical Engineering, 1980- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India

janat.shah@iimu.ac.in

Research and Consulting Interests

Supply Chain Management; Design of Manufacturing Systems; Project Management Tata Chemical, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys Ltd, IBM, Ingersoll Rand Marico Industries, Tata Teleservices, Aditya Birla group, Yokogawa Blue Star

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Supply chain risk management in India–practical insights. Helen Rogers, M Srivastava, Kulwant S Pawar, & Janat Shah, (2015). International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, (ahead-of-print), 1-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2015.1075476
Supply chain analysis under green sensitive consumer demand and cost sharing contract. Debabrata Ghosh and Janat Shah. International Journal of Production Economics 164 (2015): 319-329
Optimal Dynamic Production and Sales Plans for a New Product in the Presence of Scarcity Effects, accepted for Publication in International Journal of Operational Research
Product line design and positioning using add-on services." Palsule-Desai, Omkar D., Devanath Tirupati, and Janat Shah. International Journal of Production Economics 163 (2015): 16-33
Inventory trends in emerging market supply chains: Evidence from the Indian automotive industry. Haritha Saranga, Arnab Mukherji, and Janat Shah IIMB Management Review, 27, no. 1 (2015): 6-18
Sequential Unreliable Newsboy Ordering Policies, Divya Tiwari , Rahul Patil, Janat Shah, Annals of Operations Research, September 2014, DOI 10.1007/s10479-014-1705-4 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10479-014-1705-4
Optimal Dynamic Production and Sales Plans for a New Product in the Presence of Scarcity Effects, Rahul Patil, Janat Shah, International Journal of Operational Research, 2014, Accepted for Publication
Supply chain analysis under green sensitive consumer demand and cost sharing contract, Debabrata Ghosh, Janat Shah, International Journal of Production Economics, Available online 14 November 2014 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925527314003557
Evaluating outsourcing partners' capability: a case study from the pharmaceutical supply chain, Min Zhang, Kulwant S. Pawar, Janat Shah, Peeyush Mehta, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 24 No. 8, 2013, pp. 1080-1101 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1741-038x&volume=24&issue=8&articleid=17099383&show=abstract
Channel coordination in green supply chain management. Sanjeev Swami & Janat Shah. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 64,336–351, 2013. http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jors/journal/v64/n3/full/jors201244a.html
A comparative analysis of greening policies across supply chain structures. Debabrata Ghosh & Janat Shah. Int. J. Production Economics 135,568–583, 2012. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092552731100260X
Unreliable newsboy problem with a forecast update, Divya Tiwari, Rahul Patil, Janat Shah, Operations Research Letters, Volume 39, Issue 4, July 2011, Pages 278–282 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167637711000368
Concentrated Promotional Efforts and Product Diffusion: A Normative Analysis. Karmeshu, Prashant Baliga, Janat Shah, Sanjeev Swami. Technology Operation Management, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp 90-101, 2011. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13727-012-0010-1
Channel Coordination in Green Supply Chain Management: The Case of Package Size and Shelf-Space Allocation. Sanjeev Swami & Janat Shah. Technology Operation Management, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp 50-59, 2011. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13727-012-0005-y
Patil R. , B. Avittathur , and J. Shah, Supply chain strategies based on recourse model for very short life cycle products by. International Journal of Production Economics (2010), doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.01.025
Mathur, P.P., and Shah, J., Supply chain contracts with capacity investment decision: Two-way penalties for coordination. International Journal of Production Economics (2008), Volume 114, Issue 1, July 2008, Pages 56-70
Shah J. and Avittathur B. The Retailer Multi-Item Inventory Problem with Demand Cannibalization and Substitution International Journal of Production Economics Volume 106, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 104-114
Shah J., and Mark G., 2006. Setting Operating Policies for Supply Hubs. International Journal of Production Economics. 100 (2006) 239-252
Avittathur B., J Shah and O K Gupta, 2005 "Distribution Centre Location Modelling for Differential Sales Tax Structure" EJOR 162 (2005), pp. 191-205
Avittathur B., and J Shah, 2004, "Tapping product returns through Efficient Reverse Supply Chains: Opportunities and Issues" IIMB Management Review 16(4) , pp. 84-93
Singh N, and J Shah ,2004 "Managing Tendupatta Leaf Logistics: An Integrated Approach International Transactions in Operational Research, 11(2004) pp. 683-699
Shah J., and N. Singh 2001. "Benchmarking Internal Supply Chain Performance: Development of a framework" The Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 37, No. 1, 37-47
Gupta S. and J Shah 2001" Building efficient Supply Chains for the Retail Industry: Role of Power in the supply chain Negotiation process". South Asian Journal of Management, Vol 8, No. 1&2, pp12-28
Shah J., and Sundar D.K.. 2001. "Indian Manufacturing – Where are we Heading?" IIMB Management Review, June 2001, pp71-90
Shah J. 2000. Vehicle Routing for Milk Procurement. IIMB Management Review, Vol. 12, No. 4, December 2000, pp 72-74
Shah J. and Avittathur B., 1999. Improving Supply Chain Performance through Postponement Strategy. IIMB Management Review, Vol. 11, No.2, pp 5-13
Nagabhushana T.S. and Shah J. 1999. Manufacturing priorities and action programmes in the changing environment. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 19 , No. 4, pp 405-428
Charyulu v. and Shah J.1999. Supply Chain Management in PC Hardware Industry Productivity, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp 606-613

Publications in Reviewed Conference/Workshop Proceedings

Supply chain risk management in India – Practical Insights. H Rogers, M Srivastava, K Pawar, J Shah, 18th International Symposium on Logistics, Vienna, Austria – 7-10 July 2013
Water Supply Chain Risk: Measurement and Management, K. Pawar, H. Rogers, M. Srivastava, J.Shah, 22nd International Conference on Production Research, Brazil – July 28- August 1, 2013
Supply Chain Risk Management Research in an Indian Context, M Srivastava, H Rogers, K S Pawar, J Shah, 17th International Symposium on Logistics, Cape Town, South Africa – 8-11 July 2012
Sagar, K., and J. Shah (2004) Supply chain issues in Apparel Industry, in Pawar K. S., Lalwani C.S. , and Shah J. (Eds.) Logistics and Global Outsourcing. Published by University of Nottingham. pp. 82-90
Avittathur B., and J Shah (2004) The retailer's SKU allocation problem, in Pawar K. S., Lalwani C.S. , and Shah J. (Eds.) Logistics and Global Outsourcing. Published by University of Nottingham. pp. 187-195
Pansari M., R Srivatsa , J Shah (2004) ECR implementation in India, in Pawar K. S., Lalwani C.S. , and Shah J. (Eds.) Logistics and Global Outsourcing. Published by University of Nottingham. pp. 250-256
Nag R., R Gehani, J Shah Issues in Collaborative Forecasting Implementation in Pawar K. S., Lalwani C.S. , and Shah J. (Eds.) Logistics and Global Outsourcing. Published by University of Nottingham. pp. 299-306
Tiwari P., U Galada, J Shah (2004) RFID - The next leap in supply chain management, in Pawar K. S., Lalwani C.S. , and Shah J. (Eds.) Logistics and Global Outsourcing. Published by University of Nottingham. pp. 365-370
Shah J., V Kumar, A Purushothaman (2004) Analyzing the rationale behind Multiple Pack Sizes and different pack - price structures of various FMCG Products, in Pawar K. S., Lalwani C.S. , and Shah J. (Eds.) Logistics and Global Outsourcing. Published by University of Nottingham. pp. 307-311
Jain P, U Saha, J Shah,and B Avittathur (2004) Distribution Centre Location Modelling for differential sales tax structure in Pawar K. S., Lalwani C.S. , and Shah J. (Eds.) Logistics and Global Outsourcing. Published by University of Nottingham. pp. 664-652
Shah J., and R. Srinivasan (2003) Evaluation of supplier strategy: valuation framework , Nr.R.S. raghavan, Y Narahari, P. Luh, and R Akella (Eds.) Advances in Manufacturing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Indian Institute of Science pp. 210-218
Shah J. (2003) Integrating Marketing and Supply Chain Decisions for Short Life-cycle Products
International Symposium on Product Life cycle Management Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. Proceedings in Electronic form

Book Chapters/Review

Logistics and Global Outsourcing: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Logistics. Published by University of Nottingham, UK.2004, Co-editor : Kulwant Pawar & Chandra Lalawani
Operational Research in Indian Steel Industry. Publisher: Wiley eastern limited, India 1993. Co-editor Arbinda tripathy
Benchmarking supply chain performance in Productivity Measures at Sectoral and Enterprise Levels: An Integrated Perspective. Asian Productivity Organisation. 2003 pp. 120-130
Evaluation of Supply Chain Management Strategies with B. Avittathur, in "Supply Chain Management - For Global Competitiveness", edited by B.S. Sahay, Macmillan India Limited, 1999, pp 185-206
Large Scale Mathematical programming with A tripathy in Modelling and Analysis of large Systems, edited by Arbinda Tripathy. Published by Oxford & IBH Publishing co. Pvt. Ltd. 1991, pp 1-6
A Larangian Relaxation method for solving Integer programming problems in Modelling and Analysis of large Systems, edited by Arbinda Tripathy. Published by Oxford & IBH Publishing co. Pvt. Ltd. 1991, pp 204-211
Coking Coal Allocation to steel plants. In Operations Research 90 Edited by Hugh E Bradely. Published by Pergmon Press, 1990. pp 515-528

Cases

Mohit Srivastava , Helen Rogers , Kulwant Pawar , Janat Shah, 2013, "Case study research on Cold Chain Distribution Issues at Indo-Euro Pharma ", IVEY Publishing House (9B13D018), pages 12. https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=60549
Kurlon Limited Case with B. Avittathur
Managing Tendupatta Leaf Collection Operations with Nitin Singh
Supply Chain Intiative at APR Ltd.
Supply Chain Management at Dalmia Cements Ltd.
Power Equipments (India) Ltd.
Global Green limited
Marico Industries Ltd.

Experience